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Dear Mr. Jinx:

I'm afraid your idea is not at all original. Stories about writers whose work is always plagiarized even before they can complete it go back at least to H. G. Wells's "The Anticipator." About once a week I receive a manuscript beginning:

Dear Mr. Jinx:

I'm afraid your idea is not at all original. Stories about writers whose work is always plagiarized even before they can complete it go back at least to H. G.

Wells's "The Anticipator." About once a week I receive a manuscript beginning:

Dear Mr. Jinx:

I'm afraid your idea is not . . .

Better luck next time!

Sincerely,

Morris K. Mobius

Editor, Stupefying Stories

Better luck next time!

Sincerely,

Morris K. Mobius

Editor, Stupefying Stories

Better luck next time!

Sincerely,

Morris K. Mobius

Editor, Stupefying Stories.